The Nagahama Plum Tree Bonsai Exhibition started in 1952, and has now become the number one plum tree bonsai exhibition in Japan in terms of both history and scale, as well as a much beloved annual springtime tradition in Kansai.

The Nagahama Hikiyama Festival is one of the Three Great Float Festivals of Japan, and is a designated Important Intangible Folk Culture Property of Japan.

长浜盆栽梅花展始于1952年，历史和规模均为“日本最大的盆栽梅花展”，作为日本关西地区的新春风景线而广为人知。其按照花期，从300盆中选出约90盆，摆放在纯日式展厅内进行常设展示。长浜盆栽梅花展的特色在于梅树巨大古老，其中还有高近3米的巨树及超过400年树龄的古树。

More than 10,000 fireworks, focused in the always impressive star mines, beautifully illuminate both the summer sky and the stunning Lake Biwa.

Experience authentic pottery making using a potter’s wheel and coloring ceramics.

The gardens at Omi Kohoan Temple are a Shiga prefectural designated place of Scenic Beauty.